What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCarthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Silica
Abrasive
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Gigartina Skottsbergii Extract
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialHelianthus Annuus Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Illite
Abrasive
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Sodium Olivate
CleansingPersea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Chloride, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Silica, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Gigartina Skottsbergii Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract, Tocopherol, Illite, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Sodium Olivate, Persea Gratissima Oil, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Sucrose
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Hippophae Rhamnoides Seed Oil
Skin Protecting
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Canina Seed Oil
Emollient
Gardenia Jasminoides Fruit Extract
Cosmetic ColorantVanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingC13-14 Alkane
SolventPolyglyceryl-10 Tristearate
Skin Conditioning
C15-23 Alkane
SolventDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Gamma-Decalactone
Perfuming
Gamma-Nonalactone
Masking
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Limonene
Perfuming
Vanillin
Masking
Sucrose, Glycerin, Water, Propanediol, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Squalane, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Gardenia Jasminoides Fruit Extract, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, C13-14 Alkane, Polyglyceryl-10 Tristearate, C15-23 Alkane, Decyl Glucoside, Gamma-Decalactone, Gamma-Nonalactone, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Maltodextrin, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Limonene, Vanillin
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
This ingredient is also known as shea butter. It is a plant-derived extract from the nuts of the Africa shea tree and one of the most well-studied emollients.
Because it has a high concentration of fatty acids (primarily oleic, stearic, and linoleic) it is able to form a protective barrier on the skin's surface. This helps seal in moisture and prevents transepidermal water loss (TEWL).
In vitro research found an increase in skin hydration by 58% and a decrease in TEWL by 37.8% after 24 hours of applying this ingredient (pretty impressive for a single ingredient!).
Besides hydration, shea butter also contains triterpenes that have anti-inflammatory potential. In particule, lupeol cinnamate has shown the highest anti-inflammatory activity in vivo.
Shea butter also contains vitamins A and E which may contribute to antioxidant activity.
While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement.
This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe because its fatty acids fall within the C11-C24 range that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize.
Learn more about Butyrospermum Parkii ButterCarthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil comes from the seeds of the safflower plant. It is a skin conditioning agent that helps soften skin and keep it hydrated.
This seed oil has an unusual fatty acid profile: it is one of the highest linoleic acid plant oils out there (~55-77%). It also has low amounts of oleic acid, and this high-linoleic/low-oleic ratio gets people excited.
Linoleic acid helps maintain skin barrier integrity and is a building block for the ceramides in your stratum corneum. Notably, people with acne tend to have lower linoleic acid in their skin lipids as well (and this gets worse as acne gets more severe).
Overall, it's a lightweight, fast-absorbing oil that has a long safety track record. Lab testing has found it to be non-irritating for skin or eyes.
The Malassezia yeast can metabolize the fatty acids in this oil to grow; therefore this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
